Founded by Constantine the Great in A.D. 330, Constantinople was often called simply “The City” by its Greek-speaking inhabitants. The phrase eis tēn polin—“into the city”—was so commonly used that it gradually became associated with the place itself, evolving into Istinpolin.
After the Ottoman conquest in 1453, the name continued to transform over time into its modern form: Istanbul. The city remained a major imperial capital for centuries, with further architectural and civic development under sultan Abdülhamid I, who reigned from 1774–1789.
This is a silver para struck in the name of Abdülhamid I.
